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The Best Shows of the 1980s

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage leads at 91, ahead of Dekalog (88) and Dragon Ball Z (87). 60 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 80, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is The Simpsons, released in December 1989. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.

Scores run 91 down to 71.

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